JustDjango

How to build a blog with Django

This tutorial is a step-by-step guide on how to build a simple blog using Django. Having a basic understanding of Django will be useful for this tutorial but not essential as it is for beginners, written from a beginners' perspective.

Tutorials

Build an NFT rarity tool with Django

Learn how to build an NFT rarity tool. The project we will build will use Django, celery for asynchronous tasks and web3.py to interact with the Ethereum blockchain.

Tutorials

Django Tutorial: How to Upload Large Files

This tutorial will show you how to upload large files in a Django project using Digital Ocean Spaces.

Tutorials

How to Deploy Django using Caprover

Learn how to deploy a Django project to production. This tutorial will focus on deploying Django using Caprover, a self-hostable Platform-as-a-Service. The best part - you can deploy your entire project for just $5/month.

Tutorials

Django Formsets Tutorial - Build dynamic forms with Htmx

Learn how to build dynamic forms with Django and Htmx.

Tutorials

PayPal Payments Tutorial with Django and React

Learn how to sell digital products using PayPal payments. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Django and React to sell digital products with a simple product landing page.

Tutorials

How to Dockerize Django in 5 minutes

This tutorial will show you how to Dockerize a Django project in less than 5 minutes. If you've been working with Django for a while, chances are you've heard of Docker before. But here's a quick summary of Docker and why you should consider using it in your project.

Tutorials

Django and Stripe Payments Tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn how to setup Stripe Payments with Django. With the boom of the creator economy, being able to sell a digital product is a massive skill. The aim of this tutorial is to show how quick and simple it is to sell your own digital product using Stripe and Django.

Products

Introducing JustDjango Salaries 💰

I'm excited to announce the launch of a new project: JustDjango Salaries - salary data for Django developers.

Jobs

7 concepts you should know to get a job as a Django developer

What are the most important concepts you should know to get a job as a Django developer? In this post, we'll go through the fundamentals and standout skills you should have before looking for a job.

Review

JustDjango 2020 in review

2020 may not have been all sunshine and rainbows thanks to COVID. But in many ways, it has been great. For JustDjango, this has been a year full of growth and validation, proving to me that there is a huge group of people that want to learn and use Django.

Getting Started

Django vs WordPress

Django and Wordpress are completely different technologies. Yet I find a lot of people are curious about switching over to Django. This post aims to explain why and when you should switch from Wordpress to Django.

Getting Started

Django vs Flask (Once and for all!)

One of the most common questions in Python web development is whether to use Django or Flask. Lots of developers have weighed in on the discussion. This post provides a home for all of the opinions on this subject. So, let's answer the question once and for all!

Products

Introducing the Django Tutorial Hub 🚀

I'm very excited to announce the launch of a new product called the Django Tutorial Hub. The Tutorial Hub is a curated database of the best free Django tutorials on the internet.

Data Science

Why you should use Django for data science

Django is one of the most popular choices for web development. This post goes through why you should use Django for taking your data science projects to the web.

Deployment

Django Deployment Essentials

In this guide, you will learn the essentials of deploying a Django project. The topics covered are also applicable to web deployment in general.

Getting Started

How much Python should you know before learning Django?

It can take a long time before beginners are absolutely comfortable working with Django. It's important to have a good understanding of Python before diving into Django. In this post, I will cover what I believe to be the most important things to understand in Python before learning Django.

Case Study

Django Case Study: JustDjango

This case study is about JustDjango. JustDjango is a website and YouTube channel that provides courses that teach web development with a focus on Django. The website that powers the project is also built with Django.

Getting Started

How much Django should you learn?

Learning Django can be difficult if you plan to learn everything. In this post I talk about being more pragmatic in your Django learning journey.

Deployment

Deploying JustDjango on render.com

Recently we changed our hosting technologies. After a year of self-hosting using Caprover, I decided to move to render.com